Catoctin clarion., 1887-05-19
No. 3.
BOYS WHO SUCCEED.
THE VAST ARMY IN NEW YORK CITY
WHO LABOR TO LIVE.

Boys with Homes and without Homes.
Tho I.icc Of Working ::"y in tho
City 49, Examples of -.ar!"d Sue
cess.
The last census placed tlo population of
New York city mt l,@3o,OOl, and S(ntS' irlahS
tell l,{ that fully IU1aO of til" number arc
children. Dy further subdivision W" reach
the startling; fact that thc number OF New
York boys who earn their own living, or r"''-
tril,lltr to it, is fully iOu0j quite n army IA
itself There is no rXaggrlaiion III these
figures These working, h0ys may ''c divided
into two rlasSus--tnuSc with homes ana thoi"
without Tho iil3t comprise about %i,oW'
for there are fuly 1.OOJ who, having no
parents or being driven from hom" yrWrly
on neglect or h&l conduct, hnvo NO abiding
place except the lodging holSc1 established
for then benefit or such holes and corners as
they may find. Tho hoy with Il home has an
immense advantage ovcrhiS homeless brother,
for in the event of his being thrown out OF
employment he can fall back upon his
parents or other relatives fool and shelter
until he finds another place: yet the homeless
class turl ont II larger p1ccn'aSc OF smart
and Industrious men than the more favor
class.
The life of working boy usually hos
lctvrru fine NOES or - nnI II. thungh t.
street Low, oriru hcuin at an earlier az,
The problem OF work being presented to hini
he li,Hav seeks employment i'll an office.
TX. fine drift wood in n turbulent river, tho
hoy is the creature Of accident for three or
foIr may start ont tosctbcr and hv tho
g. Al .t,.. live i,,.P
without any effort ON their rart.
\ well known stock broker once told the
writer THAT h, anil a hoy nri.hbor left school
nt ,lo som" time to hc.ln the real struggle of
urr "Wr came down town." said he, "on Il
r,r.s,. ,ar 10 tlc city hall and looked for an
n,n$nr A>rry cnlnpauion was The voun~cr
we h.j o..rrc1 that he ,bu,Il make the first
effort Passing down Nassau street, we
noticed Il rlacar,l in Il astationrry store window
ouuounci,y the want OF IL boy. Tom went in
o,,lv Ia tirl thot o,in,I,rr boy had lust secured
thn unsitipn \, he 1ururd with a lisap-
,oiuirl face, tn leave the store a customer
asked him n few questions and engaged him
~, condition that his references proved salts
t2ctoIy. Tie rcntlrlnan was Il lawyer. with
nm of,ico nrar by. and rs they came out |
,no,.lr,l how. foy,,rnn,r Tom had been. SUP
bose there was a lii of envy in my face for
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